What color is #326B08?

#326B08 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326B08?

The RGB value is 50, 107, 8: 50 red, 107 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326B08?

The complementary color is #41086B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326B08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326B08 color

#326B08 rgb(50, 107, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #326B08 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 42% green and 3.1% blue (50, 107, 8).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 86% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#326B08 color codes

HEX	`#326B08`
RGB	`rgb(50, 107, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 42%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 86%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 93%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, -35.4, 43.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 55.91, 129.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.617, 11.211, 2.045)`
Decimal	`3304200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326B08, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #326B08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326B08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #326B08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326b08; }
.text { color: #326b08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326b08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 107 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326b08, #086b10); }

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Questions

What color is #326B08?: #326B08 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326B08?: The RGB value is 50, 107, 8: 50 red, 107 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326B08?: The complementary color is #41086B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326B08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.